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Tom Cruise is being considered for the antagonist in Joseph Kosinski’s upcoming Miami Vice film, a Universal Pictures adaptation of the 1980s TV series. The screenplay is written by Dan Gilroy and Eric Warren Singer, while Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan are in talks for the iconic detective leads. This would be Cruise’s third collaboration with Kosinski after Oblivion and Top Gun: Maverick. The movie is slated for an August 6 2027 release.
The animated musical *David*, directed by Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes and released by Angel Studios, reimagines the biblical hero for a family‑friendly audience. The film combines bright, detailed animation with dynamic action sequences and a series of catchy original...
"Leaving the Zoo at Nightfall" is a 2021 Chinese indie film directed by 23‑year‑old Lei Kaipo. The story follows four recent high‑school graduates navigating uncertain futures in an urban setting, using poetic voice‑overs and a mix of subdued and techno‑driven...
Disney’s Searchlight Pictures is developing a new thriller titled “Bad Hand,” following a kindergarten teacher whose right hand inexplicably seeks revenge after a hit‑and‑run accident. The film is directed by Chloe Okuno, known for “Watcher,” and written by April Wolfe,...
A24’s Oscar‑nominated, Golden Globe‑winning film Marty Supreme will stream exclusively on HBO Max in the United States beginning Friday, April 24, with a linear broadcast the following night. The movie stars Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and a supporting cast, and is directed by Josh...
DJ Ahmet, a Macedonian coming‑of‑age dramedy, premiered at Sundance 2025 and captured the World Cinema Audience Award. The film follows 15‑year‑old shepherd Ahmet, who dreams of DJing while caring for his non‑verbal brother and clashing with his father’s expectations. Director...
The documentary "Don’t Be Prey" follows Mark Sowerby’s quest to conquer the Oceans Seven—seven notoriously dangerous straits—after a 2018 financial scandal shattered his reputation. The film details the physical hazards of open‑water swimming, including sharks, hypothermia, jellyfish stings, and extreme currents,...
Yu‑Han Tsai’s 18‑minute short “Dua Ji” debuted at SXSW, earning a four‑star review. The film follows a Taiwanese family grieving their matriarch, exposing how tradition places ritual responsibility on the male line. Lead actress Kuei‑Mei Yang portrays the mother’s suppressed emotions...
The 19th Glasgow Short Film Festival opened with a surprise feature, “Downriver A Tiger,” a Catalan‑Glasgow co‑production directed by Victor Diago. Festival director Matt Lloyd used the opening to lament the recent closure of the Centre for Contemporary Arts and...
Graham Parkes’ feature debut Wishful Thinking, starring Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke, won the Narrative Feature Prize at SXSW after its March 12 premiere. The film imagines a couple whose emotional state literally reshapes reality, blending romance, dark comedy, and...
Kathryn Newton has joined the promotional push for the upcoming sequel Ready Or Not 2, timing her media appearances for the post‑Oscars window. Studios deliberately schedule press events after the Academy Awards, when the entertainment news cycle quiets down. By...
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s 2025 historical drama “Two Prosecutors” debuted in the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. The film, starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Aleksandr Filippenko, follows a young Soviet prosecutor seeking justice during Stalin’s Great Purge. It...
Irish filmmaker Liam O Mochain’s new anthology film “Abode” opens in UK cinemas on March 20, 2026. The movie stitches together five distinct stories about the many meanings of home, selected from ten concepts he developed. O Mochain self‑financed the project over four years,...
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Rose Byrne anchors the indie drama *Tow* with a compelling, nuanced performance as a homeless mother navigating a tangled legal battle over her car. The film, directed by Stephanie Laing, suffers from a thin screenplay, uneven supporting acting, and a...
The Co‑production Podcast’s 86th episode featured producers of Maryam Touzani’s film “Calle Málaga,” discussing its multi‑national collaboration. The drama, co‑produced by companies from Morocco, France, Spain, Germany and Belgium, secured Eurimages support, illustrating a complex financing structure. Hosts Domenico La...
Mathematic Studio, a two‑decade‑old French VFX house, is broadening its portfolio beyond advertising and music videos into feature films, gaming, and immersive experiences. The firm has introduced AI‑enhanced pipelines that shave roughly 20% off render times and is allocating 30%...
André Gaines’ film adaptation of Amiri Baraka’s 1964 play *The Dutchman* arrives on the big screen, starring André Holland as Clay, a successful Black businessman, and Kate Mara as the enigmatic Lula. The narrative follows Clay’s therapy‑laden marriage and a...
France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) released its 2025 Film Production Observatory data on March 19, showing a modest contraction in feature‑film output after a record‑breaking 2024. Total productions fell about 3% YoY, driven primarily by...
Video game intellectual properties are reshaping the entertainment adaptation market, now accounting for 23% of newly announced major studio productions. This share surpasses the rate at which literary works are being turned into films and series, signaling a clear shift...
Hollywood’s recent influx of Gulf sovereign wealth has underpinned mega‑deals such as Saudi‑backed EA’s $55 billion acquisition and Paramount‑Skydance’s $111 billion bid. The ongoing Israel‑Iran conflict has forced production shutdowns across the Gulf, prompting studios to relocate projects and reassess risk. With...
The 96th Academy Awards aired on March 15, 2024, and recorded a notable drop in television viewership compared with the previous year. Nielsen reported an average audience of 12.3 million, down roughly 15 percent, as more viewers migrated to streaming...
The French "YouTube tax" introduced in 2017 allows the National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) to collect a levy on revenue generated by video‑sharing and streaming services operating in France. The scheme imposes a 2 % charge on...
Prime Video unveiled the teaser for "Off Campus," a drama adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s bestselling college romance novels, and announced a May 13, 2026 premiere. The series, set at Briar University, follows an elite ice‑hockey team and the women entwined...
The European Audiovisual Observatory released a free report analyzing 2024 data from nine European markets, revealing a strong correlation between cinema admissions and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) usage. The study shows that spikes in theatrical attendance for blockbuster releases...
Paramount Pictures released the trailer for “Savage House,” a darkly comedic period drama set in 18th‑century England. The film follows Sir Chauncey Savage (Richard E. Grant) and his wife Lady Savage (Claire Foy) as they chase status amid a pox...
Disney released “Zootopia 2” on Disney+ worldwide, and the sequel quickly became the platform’s most‑watched title in its debut week. The animated film has already earned almost $2 billion at the box office, making it the highest‑grossing animated MPA release ever. Within...
The Deep Dark, directed by Mathieu Turi, is a French horror film that pits a 1950s mining crew against a subterranean monster. The narrative mirrors The Descent’s premise but swaps the all‑female team for gruff male miners, adding a colonial‑era...
Disney announced that its streaming newsmagazine IMPACT × Nightline will debut a documentary titled “Love, Money & Murder: The Kouri Richins Trial” on Hulu and Disney+ on March 19, 2026. The film delves into the Utah mother‑author’s alleged fentanyl poisoning of her...
Liam O Mochain’s new anthology "Abode" strings together five short films set in Dublin, each probing a different facet of what home means. The pieces swing from gritty realism to darkly comic sci‑fi, anchored by meticulous set design that makes every...
The new "Project Hail Mary" film, starring Ryan Gosling, translates Andy Weir’s bestselling novel into a two‑and‑a‑half‑hour sci‑fi adventure that blends practical effects with heartfelt alien companionship. Director duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller lean heavily on tangible set pieces,...
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, the direct sequel to the 2019 hit, debuted at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival to generally positive reviews. Directors Matt Bettinelli‑Olpin and Tyler Gillett of Radio Silence discussed the...
Kevin Williamson disclosed multiple attempts to secure Emma Roberts for a cameo in Scream 7, but scheduling conflicts prevented her return as Jill Roberts. The director also tried to bring back Timothy Olyphant, who was unavailable. Scream 7 incorporates legacy killers through...
Robert Pattinson praised the script for The Batman: Part II, calling it extraordinary and daring. He told Deadline that director Matt Reeves is taking big creative swings, promising a film that differs from the 2022 debut. The sequel, which earned over...
The American Film Institute announced that its 2026 AFI Awards honorees‑only ceremony will take place on Friday, January 8, 2027, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Submission guidelines and deadlines will be released in the coming weeks, with...
Recent data shows the U.S./Canada box office has recovered to about $8.7 billion in 2025, still roughly 24 percent shy of its 2019 peak. Ticket volumes have slumped dramatically, with 2024 sales 38 percent below pre‑pandemic levels, while average ticket prices have risen...
The San Quentin Film Festival will hold its first event outside San Quentin at the Central California Women’s Facility on March 28, featuring award‑winning short films, a filmmaker panel moderated by W. Kamau Bell, and a Women in Film panel with director Dee Rees....
They Will Kill You is a 94‑minute indie horror‑action film directed by Kirill Sokolov, starring Zazie Beetz as Asia Reeves, a former inmate turned housekeeper in a New York high‑rise haunted by a satanic cult. The story follows her brutal,...
Larry Cohen’s 1984 film *Special Effects* offers a grimy, low‑budget reinterpretation of Hitchcock’s *Vertigo*, swapping De Palma’s sleek style for grindhouse sleaze. The story follows a deranged director who murders an aspiring actress and then turns her death into a movie,...
The SXSW 2026 Film Festival spotlighted three standout titles—Wishful Thinking, The Sun Never Sets, and Obsession—each receiving distinct grades and critical praise. Wishful Thinking explores a couple’s emotional energy affecting global systems, earning an A‑. The Sun Never Sets offers...
Santiago Segura’s sixth Torrente film, *Torrente for President*, opened in 1,000 Spanish cinemas on March 13, 2026, earning over €7 million and reaching one million admissions in its first weekend. The debut represents 70 % of domestic box‑office revenue, making it the highest‑grossing Spanish...
Netflix’s adult‑animation lineup has become a cultural force, with titles like K‑Pop Demon Hunters, Arcane, Nimona, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep and Love, Death & Robots drawing millions of viewers worldwide. K‑Pop Demon Hunters set a streaming record as...
Italian comedy "Notte prima degli esami 3.0" revives Fausto Brizzi’s 2006 cult franchise for a Gen Z audience. Directed by newcomer Tommaso Renzoni, it stars YouTube influencer Tommaso Cassissa opposite Sabrina Ferilli and opens in cinemas on 19 March 2026 via 01 Distribution....
“I Heard That They Are Not Going to See Each Other Anymore” is Kaki Wong’s debut hybrid film that blends documentary and fiction in a visually arresting style reminiscent of Taiwanese New Wave cinema. The movie follows four urban protagonists—Shin,...
German director Fatih Akin's new WWII drama "Amrum" starring Diane Kruger has released its first trailer and poster. The film, co‑written with Hark Bohm, follows 12‑year‑old Nanning on the island of Amrum as he confronts the collapse of Nazi Germany...
Swedish filmmaker Nathan Grossman’s documentary Amazomonia revisits the 1996 first‑contact encounter between Brazil’s FUNAI, led by Sydney Possuelo, and the Korubo tribe, using original footage by Erling Söderström and new material from 2006 and 2023. The film interrogates colonial narratives,...
The 44th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival returns to Brussels Expo’s Palais 10 from 3‑18 April, featuring 130 feature films and 50 shorts after last year’s uncertainty. Highlights include an exclusive Easter Monday screening of RTBF’s sci‑fi series *Ethernal* at Flagey and...
Irish director David Gleeson unveils the first trailer and poster for his new 1980s‑set drama "Once Upon a Time in a Cinema," starring Colin Morgan as Earl, a small‑town cinema manager battling a chaotic Friday night and a potential sale...
"Forbidden Fruits" is Meredith Alloway’s debut feature that follows Apple (Lili Reinhart) and her witch‑cult sisters Cherry and Fig as they dominate a Texas mall’s luxury department store. The film mixes horror, dark comedy and 2000s femme‑focused aesthetics, with newcomer...
Russell Goldman’s debut feature "Sender" premiered at SXSW, starring Britt Lower, Jamie Lee Curtis and Rhea Seehorn in a psychological thriller about mysterious delivery packages. Despite a buzz‑worthy cast and a premise that taps into e‑commerce paranoia, the film falters...
The sequel Ready Or Not: Here I Come attempts to broaden the original’s premise by adding a second sister and rival families, but the expansion sacrifices the tight, unpredictable tension that made the 2019 film a surprise hit. Samara Weaving...
